Here is the list of all the nominees:

• Entertainer of the Year: Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Sawyer Brown, Shania Twain
• Male Vocalist: Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Collin Raye, George Strait
• New Male Vocalist: Gary Allan, Chad Brock, Brad Paisley
• Female Vocalist: Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Shania Twain, Chely Wright
• New Female Vocalist: Jessica Andrews, Julie Reeves, Chalee Tennison
• Duo or Group: Asleep At The Wheel, Brooks & Dunn, Dixie Chicks, Lonestar, Sawyer Brown
• New Duo or Group: Montgomery Gentry, SHeDAISY, Yankee Grey
• Vocal Event: "A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2K Version)" - Chad Brock with Hank Williams Jr., and George Jones; "After the Gold Rush" - Trio (Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt); "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" - Alabama and N'Sync; "My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man" - Vince Gill and Patty Loveless; "When I Said I Do" - Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black.

• Album: "Ride With Bob" - Asleep at the Wheel; "A Place in the Sun" - Tim McGraw; "Breathe" - Faith Hill; "Cold Hard Truth" - George Jones; "Fly" - Dixie Chicks
• Single: "Amazed" - Lonestar; "He Didn't Have To Be" - Brad Paisley; "Please Remember Me" - Tim McGraw; "Ready To Run" - Dixie Chicks; "Write This Down" - George Strait
• Song (songwriter award): "Amazed" - Lonestar; "Breathe" - Faith Hill; "Choices" - George Jones; "He Didn't Have To Be" - Brad Paisley; "Please Remember Me" - Tim McGraw
• Video: "Breathe" - Faith Hill; "He Didn't Have To Be" - Brad Paisley; "How Do Ya Like Me Now?" - Toby Keith; "Ready To Run" - Dixie Chicks; "Single White Female" - Chely Wright